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“When a manifest illegality by a criminal court resulting in gross failure of justice comes to the notice of the High Court, it is the bounden duty of the High Court as a Constitutional Court to set right the illegality and to ensure that public confidence in the criminal justice system is maintained.”
The Finance Section of Pondichery University had found that from 2008 to 2016 a Professor had misappropriated the funds financed by the Government of India using fake and forged bills causing a wrongful loss to the Government of India to the tune of Rs.2.25 Crores.
Madras High Court said that there was a prevailing practice of exhibiting a Board in all Temples that non-Hindus are not allowed in the Temple premises. It is not known as to why the State had removed the Board. Therefore, it granted interim status quo ante.
“Payment of a stipend is a statutory liability of the College; thus, it is not open for the College to deny the payment of the same to the students.”
It is quite unfortunate that the archaic beliefs that if a widow enters a temple, it will cause impurity continues to prevail in this State. Even though the reformers are attempting to break all these senseless beliefs, it continues to be practiced in some villages.
Madras High Court rejected the argument that compensation has been already paid to the petitioner, thus the question of providing employment to the surviving daughter will not arise, as the petitioner is relying upon the provision of a Special Act.
Because of the retrospective operation of the new pension scheme, no employer or employee would have forethought that appointments made after 01-04-2003 would not be eligible for the old pension scheme.
Madras High Court said that the action taken by the passport officer cannot be faulted. If false particulars and false documents are given, the Passport Authority has no option but to impound the passport.
We are now suffering from a virtual information diarrhoea where everyone is bombarded with messages. Hence, what is exchanged as a message on social media can have a very big influence within a short time. That is the reason as to why a person must exercise social responsibility while creating or forwarding a message.
This report covers the Supreme Court's Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1951 on breach of contract.
Corruption is a disease that eats into the cultural, political and economic fabric of society, and destroys the functioning of vital organ
The purpose of a temple is to enable the devotees to worship God for peace and happiness. However, unfortunately, temple festivals are perpetuating violence, and it is only becoming a center stage for groups to show who is powerful in the particular area.
It is almost 73 years since the Constitution of India started governing this country and the harsh reality is that the Executive has almost lost its independence and it has virtually turned into an organ merely executing whatever is said/dictated/ordered by the political party, which is in power during the relevant point of time.
When the husband had left the matrimonial home and he is residing away and there is an allegation of second marriage on the husband, the wife cannot be blamed for not taking steps to restore the conjugal rights
Born on 21-07-1962, in the picturesque city of Erode, Justice M.M. Sundresh has achieved remarkable milestones in his legal career, culminating in his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 26-08-2021. His journey from a small town to the highest echelons of the Indian judiciary serves as an inspiration to many aspiring legal minds.
To assist the Nodal Officer, minimum secretarial staff shall be provided by the State Government.
Out of the 4 names, one woman advocate has been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as a High Court Judge.
Madras High Court concurred with the view of Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, that the petition, though maintainable cannot be entertained after remand, and in this case, it can certainly not be entertained.
If consensual relationship cases are segregated from the pending cases, it will be easy to deal with them and in appropriate cases, the Court can also exercise its jurisdiction and quash the proceedings, if the proceedings are ultimately going to be against the interest and future of the children involved in those cases and it is found to be an abuse of process of Court.
Madras High Court said that concerning the present economic scenario and the status of the parties, the fixation of the monthly maintenance at Rs. 10,000/- for the wife and daughter is very much reasonable and the same cannot be said to be excessive.